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The Glorious Sons Team Up with the Beaches for Fall Canadian Tour
The "SOS Tour" kicks off this October
By Calum Slingerland
Having already lined up summer festival appearances and fall dates south of the border, the Glorious Sons are keeping the pedal to the metal with the announcement of a headlining Canadian tour.
The run of dates on home turf, kicking off October 30 in Kamloops, will see the group supported by the Beaches (save the tour's opening date).
The tour will keep the bands on the road until November 22, when they'll play Toronto's Scotiabank Arena (f.k.a. Air Canada Centre).
Tickets go on sale to the general public July 20 at 10 a.m. local time.
You can find a complete itinerary below, in addition to a look at the Glorious Sons live with a clip of "S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)" played in their native Kingston, ON.
You can also see the Glorious Sons' various summer stops, as well as their upcoming U.S. dates, over here.
10/30 Kamloops, BC - Sagebrush Theatre
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11/01 Victoria, BC - Save On Foods Memorial Centre
11/02 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
11/05 Kelowna, BC - Prospera Place
11/07 Grande Prairie, AB - Revolution Place
11/08 Medicine Hat, AB - Canalta Centre
11/09 Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
11/10 Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
11/13 Lethbridge, AB - Enmax Centre
11/14 Regina, SK - Conexus Centre
11/15 Saskatoon, SK - TCU Place
11/16 Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
11/19 Thunder Bay, ON - Community Auditorium
11/22 Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena
*without the Beaches
More Beaches
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Feb 06 @ 7:00PM - The Beaches Victoria @ Capital Ballroom (formerly Sugar Nightclub)
Feb 07 @ 8:00PM - The Beaches Vancouver @ Commodore Ballroom
Feb 08 @ 7:00PM - The Beaches Kamloops @ Cactus Jacks Nightclub
Feb 10 @ 7:00PM - The Beaches Red Deer @ Bo's Bar & Grill
Feb 11 @ 8:00PM - The Beaches Calgary @ The Palace Theatre (formerly Flames Central)
Feb 13 @ 7:00PM - The Beaches Edmonton @ Union Hall
Feb 14 @ 8:00PM - The Beaches Saskatoon @ Louis'
Feb 15 @ 7:00PM - The Beaches Winnipeg @ Garrick Centre
Feb 19 @ 8:00PM - The Beaches Ottawa @ Bronson Centre Theatre
Feb 20 @ 7:00PM - The Beaches Montreal @ Théâtre Corona
Feb 22 @ 7:00PM - The Beaches Guelph @ Guelph Concert Theatre
Feb 23 @ 7:00PM - The Beaches London @ London Music Hall
Feb 24 @ 7:00PM - The Beaches Kingston @ The Ale House
Feb 26 @ 7:00PM - The Beaches Kitchener @ Elements
Feb 28 @ 7:00PM - The Beaches Toronto @ Danforth Music Hall
Mar 01 @ 7:00PM - The Beaches Toronto @ Danforth Music Hall
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Serge Latouche. Jeremy Rifkin. Jeremy Rifkin (born January 26, 1945) is an economic and social theorist, writer, public speaker, political advisor and activist.
Rifkin is president of the Foundation on Economic Trends and the bestselling author of nineteen books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment. His books have been translated into more than thirty five languages and are used in hundreds of universities, corporations and government agencies around the world. His most recent books include the New York Times Best Seller The Third Industrial Revolution (2011), The Empathic Civilization (2010), The European Dream (2004), The Hydrogen Economy (2002), The Age of Access (2000), The Biotech Century (1998), and The End of Work (1995). John Maynard Keynes. John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, CB, FBA (/ˈkeɪnz/ KAYNZ; 5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946) was a British economist whose ideas have fundamentally affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, and informed the economic policies of governments.
He built on and greatly refined earlier work on the causes of business cycles, and is widely considered to be one of the founders of modern macroeconomics and the most influential economist of the 20th century. His ideas are the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, and its various offshoots. In 1999, Time magazine included Keynes in their list of the 100 most important and influential people of the 20th century, commenting that: "His radical idea that governments should spend money they don't have may have saved capitalism.
" He has been described by The Economist as "Britain's most famous 20th-century economist. Karl Marx. Karl Marx[note 1] (/mɑrks/; German pronunciation: [ˈkaɐ̯l ˈmaɐ̯ks]; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.
Marx's work in economics laid the basis for much of the current understanding of labour and its relation to capital, and subsequent economic thought. He published numerous books during his lifetime, the most notable being The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Das Kapital (1867–1894). Born into a wealthy middle-class family in Trier in the Prussian Rhineland, Marx studied at the Universities of Bonn and Berlin where he became interested in the philosophical ideas of the Young Hegelians. Karl Marx : Le Capital. Paul Jorion. Paul Jorion (born July 22, 1946 in Brussels) is by training an anthropologist, sociologist with a special interest in the cognitive sciences.
He has also written seven books on capitalist economics. Paul was born and raised in Belgium, and has been a Professor at the universities of Brussels, Cambridge, Paris VIII and University of California at Irvine. He was a Visiting Scholar of the "Human Complex Systems" Program at UCLA from 2005 to 2009. He currently lives in France where he runs a popular blog on financial and economic matters. In 2012, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel made him holder of the newly created "Stewardship of Finance" chair. Kinship studies Antony C. Sutton. Antony Cyril Sutton (February 14, 1925 – June 17, 2002) was a British and American economist, historian, and writer.
Biography Sutton studied at the universities of London, Göttingen, and California, and received his D.Sc. from the University of Southampton. He was an economics professor at California State University, Los Angeles and a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution from 1968 to 1973. During his time at the Hoover Institution, he wrote the major study Western Technology and Soviet Economic Development (in three volumes), arguing that the West played a major role in developing the Soviet Union from its very beginnings up until the present time (1970). Sutton argued that the Soviet Union's technological and manufacturing base — which was then engaged in supplying the Viet Cong — was built by United States corporations and largely funded by US taxpayers.
CHANGEMENT DE PARADIGME : CHANGEMENT DE VÉRITÉ, par El JEm. Billet invité.
La première partie a été publiée ici. Chaque humain construit sa propre représentation du monde, décrivant sa nature et son fonctionnement, ce qui lui permet de lui donner une certaine cohérence et de savoir comment se comporter. Cette représentation se construit à partir de sa culture, de ses expériences, de son entourage, etc. Elle guide son imagination et ses décisions, comme la boussole guide le voyageur. Or il y a confusion entre représentation et réalité, ce qui génère des désaccords entre humains, chacun croyant détenir la vérité. Ceci est aggravé par le fait que la représentation influence la perception : nous percevons surtout ce que nous croyons. Par exemple : la Terre est plate. Avec le temps, quelques observateurs plus curieux que d'autres remarquent ces détails. Nous percevons surtout ce que nous croyons. CHANGEMENT DE PARADIGME : NOUS SOMMES TOUS DES LEONARDO DI CAPRIO, par El JEm. Billet invité.
Attention, les lecteurs qui n'auraient pas vu le film « Shutter island » et projettent de le faire sont invités à sauter le premier paragraphe qui dévoile une partie essentielle de l'intrigue. Dans le film « Shutter island », tourné par Martin Scorsese et sorti en 2010, Leonardo DiCaprio incarne un inspecteur de police enquêtant sur la disparition d'un patient d'un hôpital psychiatrique. Au cours de son enquête, il est confronté à différents éléments qui rendent cette disparition étrange et laissent penser au spectateur que l'inspecteur a lui-même quelques problèmes psychologiques.


Patrick Bamford is a name that is well known throughout the top three tiers of English football. Playing for numerous clubs such as Nottingham Forest, MK Dons, Derby County, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Crystal Palace and currently at Leeds United, Bamford has made a name for himself in the Championship, as being one of the key creators in any team he plays for.
Bamford joined Leeds from Middlesbrough at the start of the 2018-19 Championship season, as Leeds looked to boost their team, hoping to get promoted to the big time.
And with 9 goals in 20 appearances in all competitions for Leeds, his contributions seem to be vital to Leeds' vision to get promoted.
So it was quite understandable when Leeds fans gave a lot of stick to Bamford as he had a drastic dip in form during March, which also included a missed penalty against Millwall.
Thankfully for Leeds, they went on to win that game 3-2, as they pushed on for automatic promotion to the top flight.
Stricken with injuries in a stop-start season for Bamford, he made the most of his most recent opportunity by bagging a brace in the 2-0 win against Preston North End.
His first was lash with his left foot after the ball dropped to him after a lucky deflection, and his second was a header that sealed the victory.
Although both goals were special, it was Bamford's celebration for the first that became one of the main talking points during and after the game.
As he celebrated the goal, Bamford cupped his ears in celebration, as an indication that he couldn't hear the hate, frustration and stick thrown at him for poor performances.
Patrick silenced his haters with a solid performance at Preston.
But the celebration did not go down well with some fans, who felt like the celebration embarrassed the club, with Bamford "silencing" his own fans.
So first it's Wood and now Bamford.
No way should your own Players be doing the cupping ear celebration to own Fans!
This is what happens when you're pathetic enough to abuse them on social media and give non stop grief!
Other fans however, felt that Bamford had every right to celebrate that way, given that he has been through a lot of tough times and understood the outburst of emotion in the celebration, while also showering praise on the youngster's quality and grit.
Bamford's celebration caused a lot of heads to turn, but given the times that he's had to endure, one could argue that his celebration was justifiable.


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Q: How to find a max value in a list of lists by the last row and column I have a list of lists and need to find the max value in the last list and last value of each list
score_matrix = [[6, 1, 2], [1, 2, 3], [3, 4, 5]]

max_value, max_index = max((x, (i, j))
                              for i, row in enumerate(score_matrix)
                              for j, x in enumerate(row))

The code should find 5 as the max value however currently finds 6.

A: If you only want the last value in each row to count, only include that in the generator expression:
max_value, max_index = max((row[-1], (i, len(row) - 1))
                           for i, row in enumerate(score_matrix))

row[-1] takes the last value of a given row, and len(row) - 1 produces the index of that last element.
If you also need the last row, then add those elements in a separate sequence; you can use itertools.chain() to combine two generators:
from itertools import chain
max_value, max_index = max(chain(
    ((row[-1], (i, len(row) - 1)) for i, row in enumerate(score_matrix)),
    ((c, (len(score_matrix) - 1, j)) for j, c in enumerate(score_matrix[-1]))
))

This does include that column in the last row twice, but for one extra value it's not worth slicing the last row for.
Demo:
>>> from itertools import chain
>>> score_matrix = [[6, 1, 2], [1, 2, 3], [3, 4, 5]]
>>> max(chain(
...         ((row[-1], (i, len(row) - 1)) for i, row in enumerate(score_matrix)),
...         ((c, (len(score_matrix) - 1, j)) for j, c in enumerate(score_matrix[-1]))
...     ))
(5, (2, 2))

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another of my favorite games is scud race so here I started to play around with the new "Scud Race + + Patch and Hacks" as we all know supermodel emulator does not support replacement textures (hopefully in the next version count with replacement textures ) ... but at least I managed to change the skins of the leading cars.
nice! i love scud race. Although I think the only one that got improved was the viper in blue/orange. maybe im just too used to seeing them in their original colors. keep up the hacks!
What is the chances of lamp outputs on version 0.2?
Just wanted to add "happy customer" here, this is a great mod, got a chance to try it out last night and it's a lot of fun and does bring some new life to it. The new pics of the future updated version look great too, a nice bump in texture quality from the first version. If you were wondering if anyone's appreciating your work, I certainly am!!!
I'm new to the entire model 2 and supermodel emulators and I have to say the authors of these have done a great job too!
I must agree, this is some very amazing work; I can't imagine how much time has been devoted to this project! If I can ask, is there a way to increase the volume of the background music during a race (or decrease the volume of the sound effects) via a lua script or some other method? When I play the game in my twin cab, the roar of the engine is so overpowering that it's difficult to hear the classic Daytona race music.
Is there a way to increase the force feedback? I think it feels pretty weak?
Has nothing to do with this patch.
See the Model 2 setup guide thread stickied at the top of this forum.
I also recall people sharing their settings in a thread.
Use the search function to find it.
Any news on patch 1.2?
I'm really interested in a setting up a pc specifically for this Daytona USA emulation, but what are generally the absolute recommended computer specs? I don't want to shell out the cash for something that is more powerful than what this game needs and I don't mind having to track down older cpus/motherboards, ect.
Any Core2 at 2GHz is fast enough CPU wise.
Firstly - kudos to Nuexzz to creating this.
It's been a dream for me to play these games since I first saw them at the arcades and to have the ability to play them at home is just awesome.
This isn't new, but somebody else has done something similar with Sega Rally using Model 2 Emu.
Looking forward to the next patch Nuexzz, that WIP screenshot looks great.
if it's an excellent job, unfortunately I do not like Sega Rally is a shortening.
and a bit off topic now I have a little time (not much) to Continue with patch.
Realy love this daytona usa ++...just a little camera glitch on the hood of no standard cars!
...because the forum is down!
THX a lot and good luck for you excellent work!
Hi SEGA4ever thanks, I can not remember where I have the shaders I played in his time ..but this has to eliminate some graphics bugs.
THANK YOU very much my friend,love you!
They actually have a safety car in Daytona 1?
That surprisingly might be possible. The lua scripts can launch external exes, so aside from finding the memory addresses for the music, all one would need is a command-line controlled mp3 player.
It would be awesome to be able to eliminate the music and keep the sound effects. I remember a while Nuezxx made some sort of cheat that attempted to accomplish this task but it didn't work correctly.
Well if I ever get back to my racing cab I'll look into it. Outrun Radio is essentially going to do this (as an option) for 2k6.
LOVE THIS! It runs really well on my machine.
One thing I would personally like to see is a 'Loading Textures' or something to that effect when the screen goes black. Those of us that have gotten this far understand that the black screen is when the HD textures load but it would be cool for when guests come over and fire it up. Useful for getting to start from hyperspin/etc.
I signed up today to congratulate the Nuexzz !!!
I'm a fan of Daytona USA.
Please, please and please: Hope the roulette wheel and Sonic will be back!!!
Thank you very much for this patch. Really amazing work.
I've encountered some issues when using npc cars. At times, the HUD will partially disappear. And I've noticed the game will crash to a white or blue screen at the first checkpoint of Dinosaur Canyon while in Timelap Mode. Switching back to the hornet immediately solves these issues, and they don't seem to turn up in arcade mode.
On another note.. If anyone is finding it difficult using analog thumbstick steering, I've had some success using Durazno as an xinput wrapper for a 360 controller. Adding a small 4% deadzone and increasing linearity to 2.50 seems to work for me, but YMMV. Also works with supermodel.
so, how is the proyect going?


The raw material for our Category 1 rendering process comes from two main sources. The first is from the meat industry throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. The other source is from fallen stock mainly collected by Dundas Chemical Company in Dumfries and Galloway and Cumbria.
North East Fallen Stock Ltd was created in early 2012 to enable us to source product from the Aberdeen, Inverness and Dundee post code areas. The hides which have a commercial value in the leather industry are removed from the bovine animals prior to rendering the rest of the carcase.
Our process uses the application of heat to the Category 1 materials to remove the moisture and to separate the oils and proteins to produce two products MBM (Meat and Bone Meal) and Tallow.
Category 1 material or SRM (Specified Risk Material) includes parts of an animal that are deemed to pose a potential risk to the human food chain from TSEs (Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies). It is therefore crucial to make sure that products produced from these materials are destroyed by incineration or inactivated by further processing.
This is achieved by using them as a feedstock in processes which recover the energy contained within the products.
MBM has a similar calorific value to coal and can be used as a cheaper alternative in power stations and cement works. This commercial advantage has seen a significant increase in the use of this material.
The Category 1 Tallow until recently was used as a fuel in our boilers at both our rendering sites. However we have converted both sites to natural gas and the tallow is now sold into the growing biodiesel industry.


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Behind the scenes with Mean Green Football's loudest fan
By Denton Live on Oct. 05, 2017
"Fire in the hole!" "Fire in the hole!" "Fire in the hole!" With the third warning, a thunderous noise boomed through the stadium and white smoke hung in the air. Yells of enthusiasm filled the green and white's territory as the start of a Mean Green football game had been announced by Boomer the cannon.
He may not be the only Mean Green fan who has been attending University of North Texas games since the 1970s, but he's definitely the loudest. He sounds off every time the Mean Green score, at kick-off, half-time, and at the conclusion of each game.
The cannon crew, a committee within the student organization Talons, is comprised of 11 handlers, who work together to care for Boomer. The head of the cannon crew, CJ Hart, prides himself in his position and is honored to maintain a UNT tradition of Boomer's magnitude.
The Talons oversee Boomer and the crowd during the Sept. 23 game against UAB. (Photo by Taryn Land, edited by Savannah Hubbard, Denton Live)
"It's one of the most memorable traditions we have here on campus," Hart said. "Anyone who goes to a football game will hear the cannon. Even if you're not in the stands, if you're around, you're going to hear Boomer."
Safety is a huge concern for the cannon crew. Each member of the cannon crew goes through safety training and has extensive knowledge of how to handle any situation that could arise from firing the cannon. Each member wears fire-resistant jumpsuits to protect them in the event of a fire, but they decorate their suits to transform them into their own unique spirit uniforms.
There are a lot of college campuses in Texas that have cannons or artillery, but UNT's cannon is the only one operated by a non-military group.
The Talons had already been operating a cannon prior to the creation of this mandate, so the organization was grandfathered in and allowed to keep the tradition alive, Hart said.
This is a source of pride and anxiety for Talons because if anything were to go wrong, they could lose their privilege of caring for Boomer and the tradition that they have always been responsible for.
"We value the cannon so much," Bobby Powell, co-head of the cannon crew said.
Boomer in his barn before the Sept. 23 game against UAB. (Photo by Taryn Land, edited by Savannah Hubbard, Denton Live)
Boomer is a handsome "scale replica of a model used in the Mexican-American War" that every Talons member will tell you with a smile on their face. Boomer has been well-maintained by his current handlers, and received upgrades and careful restoration by alumni.
Rick McKinney, a Talons alumnus who was on the cannon crew in the late 80s, handcrafted the frame for Boomer as well as the limber that carries all of the necessities for firing a cannon. McKinney's name can be found engraved on a plaque right below the barrel of the cannon, and embroidered on the bottom of the Talons flag that is waved at every football game.
Boomer even has a connection to former UNT football great "Mean" Joe Greene. Greene returned to UNT for an awards ceremony and was startled by the cannon, so he dubbed the cannon "Boomer."
Boomer has a made an impression on every person who has been in his presence and remains one of UNT's most cherished traditions. See below for a slideshow of Boomer's day during the Sept. 23 game against UAB:
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Archie Meets Nero Wolfe: A Prequel to Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Mysteries (Paperback)
By Robert Goldsborough
This is book number 8 in the Nero Wolfe Mysteries series.
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In 1930, young Archie Goodwin comes to New York City hoping for a bit of excitement. In his third week working as a night watchman, he stops two burglars in their tracks--with a pair of hot lead slugs.
Dismissed from his job for being "trigger-happy," he parlays his newfound notoriety into a job as a detective's assistant, helping honest sleuth Del Bascom solve cases like the Morningside Piano Heist, the Rive Gauche Art Gallery Swindle, and the Sumner-Hayes Burglary. But it's the kidnapping of Tommie Williamson, the son of a New York hotel magnate, that introduces Goodwin to the man who will change his life.
Goodwin knows there's only one detective who can help find Tommie: Nero Wolfe, the stout genius of West Thirty-Fifth Street. Together, they'll form one of the most unlikely crime fighting duos in history--but first Goodwin must locate Tommie and prove that he deserves a place by Wolfe's side.
In this witty story about the origin of a legendary partnership, Robert Goldsborough gloriously evokes the spirit of Nero Wolfe's creator, bestselling author Rex Stout, and breathes new life into his beloved characters.
Robert Goldsborough is an American author best known for continuing Rex Stout's famous Nero Wolfe series. Born in Chicago, he attended Northwestern University and upon graduation went to work for the Associated Press, beginning a lifelong career in journalism that would include long periods at the Chicago Tribune and Advertising Age. While at the Tribune, Goldsborough began writing mysteries in the voice of Rex Stout, the creator of iconic sleuths Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. Goldsborough's first novel starring Wolfe, Murder in E Minor (1986), was met with acclaim from both critics and devoted fans, winning a Nero Award from the Wolfe Pack. Archie Goes Home is the fifteenth book in the series.
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Series: Nero Wolfe Mysteries
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Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Cornwall closes with the loss of 100 jobs
The Guardian 12 December 2019
Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA
Fifteen Cornwall in Watergate Bay, one of the last outposts of Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant empire, has closed its doors with the loss of 100 jobs.
Chefs and waiting staff at the restaurant, which uses the celebrity chef's name under licence but is owned and run by a charitable trust, were told the business would be shutting its doors on Thursday afternoon. About 70 people work at the restaurant and a further 30 work at the Cornwall Food Foundation charity, which will also be wound up.
The closure comes only months after the celebrity chef's UK restaurant business, including the Jamie's Italian chain, Fifteen in London and Barbecoa, collapsed in May, making 1,000 staff made redundant.
In a statement, Fifteen said: "We are deeply saddened to announce that Fifteen Cornwall will close and cease trading with immediate effect."
It said the necessary steps towards liquidating both companies had been taken and liquidators would be in touch with all affected parties.
Matthew Thomson, the chief executive of the Cornwall Food Foundation said: "This is an incredibly sad day for everyone and we will try our best to support those who have been impacted. I am profoundly sorry for the hurt, loss and distress this announcement will undoubtedly cause."
The seaside charitable venue opened by the celebrity chef 13 years ago survived the difficulties of Oliver's wider business because it is an entirely separate business, with all its profits going back into the charity.
While Oliver's name is above the door under a licence agreement, the chef no longer has financial involvement and had been spending only occasional days in the kitchen working with apprentices.
The restaurant trained six to 10 young unemployed people a year in its kitchens while serving up largely locally sourced seasonal food.
Jamie Oliver said: "I am very surprised and saddened to learn that Fifteen Cornwall and the Cornwall Food Foundation have closed. Both organisations have always been run separately from us but the team has done an amazing job with the trainee programme, training over 200 chefs and reaching so many more along the way – so this is a huge blow. My thoughts are with everyone affected."
Since its launch, Fifteen Cornwall said two-thirds of the apprentices it had trained since 2006 were still working in the restaurant trade and many had set up local businesses, making it an important part of the economy in a county where regular work can be hard to find.
The Cornish outpost was inspired by Oliver's first restaurant, Fifteen in London, which he set up in 2002 and which closed its doors in May alongside the Jamie's Italian chain.
Earlier this year Thomson admitted that Fifteen Cornwall was finding times tough, particularly outside the school holidays.
The restaurant made sales of about £3m last year but only broke even, after making an average profit of more than £200,000 a year for several years.
Fifteen's closure comes at a difficult time for the industry. A string of restaurants have got into difficulties recently including Byron, Carluccio's and Patisserie Valerie. The sector has been hit by rising costs, a slowdown in consumer spending and a vast amount of competition after private equity funds ploughed millions of pounds into opening casual dining restaurants.
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Epic Mickey 2 Coming To PC, Via 800 Devs
News by Jim Rossignol Contributor
Eight hundred? Well, sort of. They're not all working on it all of the time, but as Warren Spector explained to Eurogamer: "You can either build a studio that has 700 people, which I desperately don't want to do, and didn't and don't and won't, okay? Or you can find partners around the world... So we have people working in Leamington in the UK, in Bulgaria, China, Canada, California, Utah. We have an enormous virtual team." That's a bit like how RPS works, too, except we have five people. And some cats. They're useless.
The Epic Mickey sequel - dubbed "The Power Of Two" because of its co-op shenanigans - will be out on PC in September, and we'll be scanning the horizon for other details as they emerge. Trailer below.
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Equiom Commentary: Is there a future for trusts after CRS?
Trusts are growing in popularity among the Asian market. But the introduction of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) has cast some doubt over the future of these structures in the region. Wendy Yeo, Trust Director at Equiom Singapore examines the future of trusts after CRS.
The idea of setting up a trust, and thereby handing responsibility for your money and/or assets to a third party trustee, is relatively commonplace across many jurisdictions and has been in places for centuries. Interestingly, the trend has only caught on in Asia in the past few decades as the number of wealthy people who might make use of a trust has seen a dramatic increase. The reasons for setting up a trust are varied but there is an ever-growing need for maintaining confidentiality and protecting wealth for future generations, with an emphasis on tax-efficient planning. Setting up a trust can achieve these aims and that is why it is becoming popular for Asians.
The issue of confidentiality is always an important one, whether it is through regard for personal and family safety or just keeping the media and public interest at bay. While CRS does require some information to be reported to the financial authorities, information disclosed is not made publicly available and as such the confidentiality provided by a trust still meets these needs.
According to Knight Frank's Wealth Report 2018, the number of wealthy individuals is continuing to grow year-on-year, especially in Asia where the ultra high net worth population (taking into account those with net assets of $50m+) is predicted to increase by 15% by 2022. With this kind of foresight, the need to do some form of planning is becoming even more important and trusts are still very much a significant part of that equation.


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Halacha for Tuesday 21 Sivan 5781 June 1 2021
Coffee Prepared by a Non-Jew
Question: Is it permissible to drink coffee which was prepared by a non-Jew, such as the coffee served during flights aboard non-Jewish airlines, or does this constitute the prohibition of foods cooked by a non-Jew or any other prohibition?
Answer: Clearly, the coffee sold in many places where non-Jews reside outside of Israel contains ingredients which pose several other serious Kashrut concerns; we are therefore not even discussing the Kashrut status of coffee with all sorts of creams or which have different flavors mixed into them. We are only discussing a basic coffee made from coffee granules, sugar, and water.
What we must discuss with is the edict of our Sages forbidding us from consuming foods cooked by a non-Jew, as we have explained in previous Halachot. We have also discussed that anything which can be eaten raw or uncooked, such as apples, is not included in this prohibition. Only things which can only be eaten cooked, such as potatoes, are included in this prohibition. It is therefore permissible to drink water boiled by a non-Jew, for water is drinkable even cold. Thus, the decree regarding foods cooked by a non-Jew does not apply here.
Regarding coffee, although there are different ingredients mixed into the water, such as coffee grains and sugar, its blessing is nevertheless "Shehakol" because it is primarily water and we do not recite the "Boreh Peri Ha'etz" blessing on this beverage because of the coffee beans mixed into it. If so, the coffee granules and sugar mixed into the water are considered merely secondary to the water, which is considered the primary ingredient of this beverage. The coffee granules, therefore, do not pose a concern of the prohibition of foods cooked by a non-Jew to prohibit the entire beverage.
Similarly, the Tosafot in Masechet Avodah Zara (31b) write that beer brewed by non-Jews is not prohibited due to the injunction of foods cooked by a non-Jew, for the blessing on beer is "Shehakol" and not "Mezonot." Therefore, the barley mixed into the beer is considered secondary to the entire beverage and there is no reason to prohibit the entire beverage because of the edict of foods cooked by a non-Jew. (It is nevertheless forbidden to drink beer brewed by a non-Jew at a non-Jewish party due to a different rabbinic decree, as discussed in the aforementioned Gemara.)
If so, the prohibition of foods cooked by a non-Jew does not apply to coffee. The Radbaz rules likewise in one of his responses and concludes by saying that in any event, one should not drink coffee at non-Jewish parties for this can lead to many other issues.
Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt"l deals with this matter at length in his Responsa Yechave Da'at (Volume 4) and he quotes several other reasons for leniency as well as stringency in this matter. He concludes by saying that, halachically speaking, this is not included in the prohibition of foods cooked by a non-Jew; however, one who acts stringently in accordance with the more stringent opinions is especially praiseworthy.
Nevertheless, he discusses another possible Kashrut problem that may arise by drinking coffee on a non-Jewish airline which is that the coffee is served in non-Jewish utensils which commonly have boiling non-Jewish milk poured into them. Since drinking milk of a non-Jew is forbidden, utensils which have absorbed the taste of the non-Jewish milk thereby prohibit anything poured into them. It will therefore be prohibited to drink coffee on a non-Jewish airline unless one knows that the utensil he is drinking out of does not have this issue, such as if the coffee is served in a disposable cup or in a glass mug (which does not absorb flavor) and the like.
Nonetheless, Maran zt"l writes that when there is a pressing need, one may rely on several leniencies which he quotes and one may even drink the coffee even out of porcelain mugs and the like. This only applies though when no other alternative is available; however, if one can request that he be served coffee in a disposable cup or in a glass mug, one must do so.
Summary: Coffee which contains no other ingredients which may pose Kashrut concerns may be drunk even if it was prepared by a non-Jew as long as it was poured into a disposable cup or a glass mug. If such a cup is unavailable there are leniencies with regards to drinking out of porcelain mugs and one may rely on these opinions when necessary. One who acts stringently and abstains from drinking coffee prepared by a non-Jew is especially worthy.
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A Close Race for Senate
2014 is not the first time Mississippi has had a closely contested, negative race for the United States Senate. In 1947, U.S. Senator Theodore G. Bilbo, infamous for his racist speeches, died of cancer of the mouth.
Six men ran in the special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat from Mississippi, including two sitting congressmen, William Colmer from the Gulf Coast and Will Whittington from the Delta. Colmer, the favorite in the race, was a part of the budding Dixiecrat movement that a year later would orchestrate Mississippi's historic break with the national Democratic Party over civil rights.
A little known state circuit court judge from east central Mississippi named John Stennis threw his hat into the ring. Stennis was not as well-known across the state as some of the others in the race, but he counted on a network of supporters from his alma mater, known today as Mississippi State University.
William Winter and Frank Smith, two young state lawmakers fresh off their own elections, played significant roles in the U.S. Senate campaign of John Stennis in 1947. William Winter was still a law student at Ole Miss where he organized a Stennis for Senate campus organization. Winter's father, a former state legislator himself, advised his newly elected son not to help Stennis because Walter Sillers, the powerful Speaker of the House of Representatives, favored Colmer and Whittington. Ignoring his father's opinion, Winter campaigned vigorously for Stennis, and they became lifelong friends.
Frank Smith, a state senator who later served ten years in Congress, also was attracted to Stennis, who was seen as a racial moderate compared to the others and especially when compared to Bilbo. Unlike most Mississippi leaders, Stennis even supported the United Nations.
According to Smith's biographer, "Stennis' opponents tried to use his moderation against him. Congressman William Colmer secretly spread the word that Stennis was tainted with communism. Congressman Will Whittington from the Delta condemned Stennis for his silence on the Taft-Hartley law, which was the hottest labor issue in the country.
Rumors spread that Henry Wallace, the former vice president, had endorsed Stennis." While untrue, the charge was damaging. Henry Wallace was considered soft on communism and friendly toward the Soviet Union.
In one of the most stunning upsets in Mississippi's political history, Stennis beat Colmer by more than 6,000 votes. In those days, a candidate did not need a majority to win a special election. Stennis, yes the venerable John Stennis who became a giant in the U.S. Senate and a respected advisor to eight presidents, won the race with only 27 percent of the vote.
Walter Sillers, who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1916 to 1966, including 22 years as the autocratic Speaker, was apoplectic. In all likelihood, Stennis would not have won a run-off with Colmer. Sillers vowed it would never happen again, and in the next legislative session in Jackson, he pushed through a bill that required a candidate to receive at least 50 percent of the vote to win future special elections.
Dirty politics and smear tactics are not new in our state. Even John Stennis, Mississippi's greatest statesman of the 20th century, had to overcome them to begin his historic Senate career.
Brother Rogers is a guest columnist for the Starkville Daily News.


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In a nutshell – offering a budget-friendly comfortable set-up, well positioned for exploring the Costa Tropical, Granada province in general and Granada / Alhambra Palace / Sierra Nevada in particular.
Click on this photo link, which includes what you need to know, or read on for general gumph.
This is a very eccentric house. You really do need to know that. No-one seems entirely sure of its age, because houses here didn't need to be registered until after WW2, but Velez itself has been around for a very long time and this house is in the heart of it, a bare hundred metres from the gigantic church, and had a lot of land around it. Slowly the land was sold off, so now it has neighbours against its high walls, some of which are two feet thick. Some internal walls are eighteen inches deep and some are conventional brick, some windows still have aged original shutters and others are fairly recent aluminium. It has been a work in progress for at least, I am told, the last hundred years.
From your point of view as a guest, it is as secure as a fortress, the showers are spanking new with excellent pressure and very hot water (eventually, it takes a few minutes), the beds are comfortable, and it is as quiet (those thick walls!) as you could hope to be in the heart of a Spanish town. It is also a very cool house, apart from an upstairs patio which is a suntrap for those wishing to bake their bones.
Everything opens onto the atrium – the hallway, the staircase up to the guest rooms, the owner's bit – so your room is entirely separate from the rest of the house. Guests get a front door key along with their room key. The house is double-locked at midnight so you need to notify me if you'll be out later than midnight or you risk being locked out.
English-speakers, especially those travelling alone, are very welcome to seek me out for a glass of wine on the terrace to talk over the adventures of the day. As for Dutch, German, French and Spanish speakers, I won't be able to contribute much but will listen intently and understand at least some of it! I work full-time from home so am generally around if needed, except when I am teaching, which is pretty much during siesta hours. Check-out is before noon, check-in after four, because of tutoring commitments.
Writers – desks in each room, WIFI, inspiration in every direction and a quiet place to capture those inspirations while they're fresh. An elderly laptop is available for use for those who are suddenly inspired to become writers while in Spain.
Cyclists – good bikes can be rented in Velez (email me for details) but the hills are challenging. It's a popular area for cyclists and they always seem to be smiling, but it's probably not for novices. Your bike can be kept safe overnight in the hallway or atrium.
Hikers and walkers, there are several groups based in Velez and in the immediate surroundings, but again, the slopes and mountains make it challenging for the unfit. Velez itself offers gentler saunters through the picturesque streets, up to the fortress or to the lovely Jardin Nazari, a Moorish pleasure garden carefully excavated and restored with waterfalls, paths, many stone steps up and down the slopes, and caves near the bottom.
Velez also offers excellent cafes (free tapas with every drink, and a different type offered with subsequent drinks) a couple of good restaurants, takeaway food (no franchises), several banks, two small supermarkets, multiple bakeries and fruiterias, a gym and, in August, public swimming pools. It's a nice town.
General exploring: a car is recommended (there's always street parking available) however there is also a good coach service (Alsa) between Motril and Granada which goes through Velez several times a day. It is extremely reasonably priced (under 2 euros to Motril), airconditioned, and usually bang on time. The stops for both directions are a short walk from the house up to the main road.
The Costa Tropical is lovely, Motril's Playa Granada and the coastal town of Salubreña are both fifteen minutes away with more beaches (playas) up and down the coast. Inland offers the Lecrin valley (Walking On Lemons) and the Alpujurras on the way to beautiful Granada – those wanting to visit the Alhambra Palace do need to book in advance to be sure of getting in, only small parties are allowed at a time and it is popular year round. Windsurfers can enjoy the dam above the town, and skiers are an hour from the best resorts in the Sierra Nevada, an easy distance for a day trip. Golfers can play in Motril or further afield. Everything on hand, because Velez is only minutes from the excellent motorways!
There are two set-ups for guests, with the additional option of taking the entire upstairs as a two bedroom apartment for friends or family travelling together.
There's no airconditioning: in summer there are standing fans, and in winter, radiators, but thanks to our proximity to the Costa Tropical temperatures are rarely extreme overnight, with winter very rarely dipping towards zero and summer temperatures in the early twenties overnight.
However in August, the entire upstairs is let only as a full suite, partly because of the heat. It's a cool house, but it was originally designed to catch every breeze and to do that you need the internal doors open. Also, August is fiesta time, and people move tables into the street to eat their meals, there are parties, and laughter, and it's nice to have a choice of rooms to escape the nearest celebrations!
The front room (the Oliver) has a double bed, desk, and shower / loo en suite – photos below. There is of course the usual kettle, tea, coffee, etc., but if there's no-one staying in the Cameron you get use of the kitchenette facilities there – however, that is luck of the draw and can't be guaranteed. There are more photos on the link offered at the end of this blog.
The back (the Cameron) is a full suite: living room, twin-bedded room, shower / loo en suite, and a little room of its own with desk and a daybed.
The living room has fridge, sink and a pantry cupboard with basics supplied – tea, coffee, milk, biscuits, etc., – and the usual kettle, toaster, so on.
The atrium, terrace and upstairs patio (not pictured here) are general areas open to all. As I said, basic and all the guests so far, couples or solo travellers, have been out and about most of the time but embraced the eccentricities and enjoyed themselves, phew.
Fellow members of ALLi can claim a discount, as can writer friends on Facebook, but the deal is then that you must contribute one of your own (autographed) books for the bookshelves. There's wifi, of course, and thanks to the foot-thick walls it's generally quiet considering it is in the heart of a Spanish town.
Contact me direct, on elegsabifff@gmail.com, or if you prefer to go through a website, check it out on Airbnb or HomeAway: I prefer HomeAway, as they pay direct into my Spanish bank account rather than Paypal, but there have been more guests, and therefore more reviews, on Airbnb.


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CYBORG NEMESIS TEASER AT POLLYGRIND
Exciting news (at least to me). We have been approved to screen a portion of Cyborg Nemesis right after The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper screening. It screens immediately after and we will screen a long portion for a very exclusive peek at the finished film. Not a trailer but but from the finished feature. It is exciting to see it for the first time. Its got a lot of surprises in it! The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper and Cyborg Nemesis could be more different films but both represent of where I am at as a filmmaker and artist (?!). Should be fun for the audience. Don't forget October 16th at 8 PM at the South Point Cinemark Theaters!! Hope everyone can make this unique experience. - Albert
NAPOLEON DEVELOPMENT
This is the start of when it gets serious on making a movie. The day-out-of-days schedule is critical before making offers to cast. This is the FIRST PASS DAY-OUT-OF-DAYS for NAPOLEON! Now I'll match it with the Budget and shooting schedule to see if it works for me. It's beginning!
Here's the first page of the Napoleon screenplay. So you can begin to picture my take on the French hero.
LIONHEART.
I've been approached about directing a remake of Van Damme's "Lionheart" with Van Damme by the rights holding distributor. Not sure if I will do this as it doesn't seem to be a film needing a remake. I guess I'd changed the Los angeles setting to Hong Kong, but I am not sure it fits in with what I do. But I told the rights holder I will consider it depending on how excited JCVD is about it. And if I can make it with my vision of it. - Albert.
NAPOLEON KEY ART - TEASER POSTER
Glenn Cochrane and I have been working on the Napoleon teaser art and this is what we've come up with in this early period. As we get cast and more elements, it will evolve but for now with little more than a title, I think Glenn did a terrific job. Huge gratitude to Glenn for creating this piece of Teaser key Art. Its not easy when there is so few elements at this stage. - Albert.
NAPOLEON UPDATE
The battles in the film are the French assault on Sardinia, the Siege of Toulon, and the fight to end the Reign of Terror in France and bring down Robespierre. The film ends with Napoleon riding to take over the army of Italy which began his conquest of the world.
I have reached out to a producer named Dragan Josipovic to see if he'll come aboard and help produce "Napoleon". Joss has line produced several films I did (Captain America, Adrenalin Fear the Rush, Crazy Six) and a few big studio pictures like Gladiator, Behind Enemy Lines, Blackhawk Down to name a few. He's very smart, knows me, and is extremely resourceful in getting production done the best way. He is very nice as well. I hope he accepts after reading the screenplay.
Nu Boyana Studios in Bulgaria has put Elana Malamed on "Napoleon" as our UPM/ Line Producer. Elana was the UPM on Expedables 3 so she's got the experience to get this done efficiently in Sofia, Bulgaria. Hoping Mike Leeder can find it in his busy schedule to produce the China sequences. Its coming together. Now comes break downs and budgets. Its always a process to get the budget to fit how much is raised and balanced with how I want to make the film. But its exciting to get it off the ground. - Albert
COME AND MEET US AT POLLYGRIND!
Great news! My longtime actors and friends, NORBERT WEISSER and SCOTT PAULIN are going to drive to Las Vegas to attend THE INTERROGATION OF CHERYL COOPER screening on Oct 16th during the Pollygrind Underground Film Festival's opening night. Scott was the Red Skull in my Captain America and Norbert has been in more of my films than any other. I will be back from scouting in Bulgaria and will be at the screening! It should be fun as the film is truly unique, even by my standards. It features a brillant performance by Tommie Vegas and I hope the screening brings much praise and attention her way. What a talent!! Hope she is there. The third member of the cast, Brittany Bochart will attend as well. So it should be a fun night for all. - Albert.
Finished the Napoleon screenplay. It's scope will require a theatrical release. It's been tailored for van Damme and I hope he responds to it. In a lot of ways the screenplay reads like a star vehicle. Cynthia is making a final pass proofing and then it will start to be sent out. The foreign distrib I want will read it tomorrow in Paris. I think it's a very unique historical epic. Fast paced and lean. We feature three large scale battles
The screenplay covers the period in Napoleon's life from the battle in Sardinia in 1793 to his release from house arrest in 1794. It was a chaotic period in France history and Napoleon rose to power in these tumultuous era. I estimate needing at least 35 shooting days and I need to raise 10-12 million to afford a star cast and to bring the screenplay to the screen. I'll shoot digital but every scene on practical sets. No green screen except a bit in the battle scenes. I sent the screenplay to Nu Boyana Studios in Bulgaria to get their budget. I'll use a mostly Bulgarian crew except for DP, First AD and, maybe, editor. It'll be critical to assemble the film as I shoot. I'll send the screenplay to Van Damme once I hear back from several distributors about how they see the project. -
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Coronavirus outbreak: Live Updates
By Yasemin Saplakoglu, Rachael Rettner
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Pandemic news from around the world:
90-year-old woman in the UK receives first dose of Pfizer vaccine, FDA review confirms vaccine is safe and effective
A 90-year-old woman (who will turn 91 next week) became the first in the world to be given Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine outside of clinical trials, according to the BBC. Margaret Keenan, who is originally from Northern Ireland, was given the vaccine at the University Hospital in Coventry, England. She received the first of 800,000 doses expected to be administered in the U.K. in the coming weeks, according to the BBC. "I feel so privileged to be the first person vaccinated against Covid-19," Keenan said, according to the BBC."It's the best early birthday present I could wish for because it means I can finally look forward to spending time with my family and friends in the new year after being on my own for most of the year."
"My advice to anyone offered the vaccine is to take it. If I can have it at 90, then you can have it too," she added. Up to four million doses of Pfizer's vaccine is expected to be given to people in the U.K. by the end of the month. Meanwhile, a 53-page Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review published Tuesday (Dec. 8) confirmed that Pfizer's vaccine is safe and effective, according to The Washington Post.
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine starts to work just 10 days after 1st dose
Pfizer's new COVID-19 vaccine starts to protect people from the novel coronavirus just 10 days after the first dose, according to new documents from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The documents were released on Tuesday (Dec. 8), two days before a meeting of the FDA's vaccine advisory panel, which will vote on whether to recommend authorization of the vaccine in the U.S, Live Science reported.
The FDA analyzed data from Pfizer's phase 3 clinical trial, which included some 44,000 people in the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Germany and Turkey, about half of whom received the vaccine while the other half received a placebo. Both groups received two shots, 21 days apart.
About 10 days after the first dose, there was a noticeable drop-off in new COVID-19 cases in the vaccine group compared with the placebo group, indicating that even one dose provides some protection, the report said. However, scientists don't know how long the protection from a single dose will last, so it will still be important for people to receive two shots, according to The New York Times.
Overall, the vaccine was 52% effective after the first dose and 95% effective after the second dose, the report said.
People with significant allergies should avoid Pfizer vaccine, UK warns
The U.K.'s Regulatory Agency is advising people with a history of "significant" allergic reactions to avoid Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, after two National Health Service members developed severe allergic reactions to it on Tuesday (Dec. 8), Live Science reported.
"As is common with new vaccines the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) have advised on a precautionary basis that people with a significant history of allergic reactions do not receive this vaccination after two people with a history of significant allergic reactions responded adversely yesterday," Stephen Powis, the national medical director for England's National Health Service said in a statement on Wednesday (Dec. 9).
Both workers have a history of severe allergies and carry adrenaline auto injectors (such as EpiPens) around with them, according to The Guardian. Shortly after receiving the vaccine, both NHS workers developed anaphylaxis-like symptoms, or severe allergic reactions, but have recovered after receiving treatment. The MHRA will investigate further and Pfizer and BioNTech will support their investigation, according to Reuters.
"Allergic reaction occurs with quite a number of vaccines, and perhaps even more frequently with drugs. So it is not unexpected," Stephen Evans, a professor of pharmacoepidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said in remarks to journalists published by Britain's Science Media Center.
"What would be wise, as the MHRA have already advised, would be for anyone who has known severe allergic reaction such that they need to carry an EpiPen, to delay having a vaccination until the reason for the allergic reaction has been clarified," he said. For the general population this does not mean that they would need to be anxious about receiving the vaccination, he added. "One has to remember that even things like marmite [a quintessential British food spread] can cause unexpected severe allergic reactions."
Canada approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
Canada has authorized Pfizer's new COVID-19 vaccine, with the first doses expected to be administered there as early as next week.
Health Canada, the country's health regulatory agency, said in a statement on Wednesday (Dec. 9) that it had determined that the vaccine "meets the Department's stringent safety, efficacy and quality requirements for use in Canada," according to CTV News.
"We expect vaccines to arrive maybe as early as Monday [Dec. 14]. It takes time to prepare the vaccine," said Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the top military general leading the vaccine rollout for the Public Health Agency of Canada, according to CTV News. The first doses could be administered by the middle of next week, he said.
Canada is the third country in the world to authorize the Pfizer vaccine, following the United Kingdom and Bahrain.
The country should receive up to 249,000 doses of the vaccine by the end of December, and has purchased 20 million doses total, with the option to purchase more, CTV News reported.
Daily COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. reaches record-high, surpassed 9/11
On Wednesday (Dec. 9), the U.S. recorded 3,124 new COVID-19 deaths, the highest daily death toll to date, according to CNN. In comparison, 2,977 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks. The U.S. has now recorded 280,488 deaths related to the virus, according to The COVID Tracking Project. A forecast from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that the total death toll can increase to between 332,000 and 362,000 by January 2, according to CNN. There are currently 106,671 people hospitalized with the virus in the U.S.; 20,903 of them are currently in the ICU and 7,621 are currently on a ventilator, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
On Thursday (Dec. 10), the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee is set to meet to discuss an emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
FDA panel recommends authorization of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
A panel of experts for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that the agency authorize Pfizer's new COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.
On Thursday (Dec. 10), the panel voted 17 to 4 to recommend that the vaccine receive emergency use authorization (EUA) for people ages 16 and older, according to The New York Times.
The FDA typically follows the advice of its panels, and so today's vote is an important step towards the vaccine's authorization. It is anticipated that the agency will officially authorize the vaccine on Saturday (Dec. 12), the Times reported.
Several countries have already authorized Pfizer's vaccine, including Canada, the United Kingdom and Bahrain.
Vaccine approval could come this weekend, as U.S. continues to record high daily death tolls
On Thursday (Dec. 10), the U.S. recorded another 2,902 COVID-19 deaths, a day after the country set a record of 3,253 deaths, according to Reuters. "Probably for the next 60 to 90 days, we're going to have more deaths per day than we had on 9/11 or we had at Pearl Harbor," Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the Council on Foreign Relations on Thursday, according to Reuters. "The reality is the vaccine approval this week is not going to really impact that, I think, to any degree for the next 60 days."
On Thursday, the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee discussed, voted and recommended that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should grant an emergency use authorization for Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine has already been approved in the U.K. and in Canada, and FDA approval for use in the U.S. could come this weekend.
Australia abandons local COVID-19 vaccine after it caused false-positive HIV tests
An Australian COVID-19 vaccine that had shown promising results in early trials is being abandoned after researchers found that the shot caused false-positive results on HIV tests.
On Friday (Dec. 11), Australian officials said they had canceled an order for some 51 million doses of the vaccine, which was being developed by The University of Queensland and CSL Ltd., a local biotech company, according to The New York Times.
In an early trial with 216 participants, the vaccine appeared to be safe and to produce a robust immune response against COVID-19, according to a statement from CSL. But some volunteers falsely tested positive for HIV, which officials feared would undermine trust in the vaccine, the Times reported.
The vaccine contained small fragments of an HIV protein, which helped stabilize the vaccine. Some of the participants developed antibodies against these fragments, and these antibodies triggered false positive results on some HIV tests.
It's important to note that there is no way for the vaccine to cause an HIV infection, because it contains harmless fragments of the virus.
ICU nurse in New York becomes first person in the US to receive a coronavirus vaccine outside of clinical trials
New York, the worst-hit state at the start of the pandemic, just became the first to administer a coronavirus vaccine outside of clinical trials, kicking off a long, massive effort to vaccinate the American people, Live Science reported.
Around 9 a.m. E.T. on Monday (Dec. 14), the very first dose of Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine was given to Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care nurse in Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, New York, according to The New York Times. This comes as the U.S. continues to battle a massive wave of the virus that has more than 109,000 people currently hospitalized, according to The COVID Tracking Project.
Since the start of the pandemic, New York has recorded more than 780,000 cases of COVID-19 and more than 35,100 deaths, according to The Times. "This vaccine is exciting because I believe this is the weapon that will end the war," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a live broadcast of the first vaccination. "It's the beginning of the last chapter of the book, but now we just have to do it."
FDA analysis confirms Moderna's vaccine is safe and effective, emergency authorization is likely to come Friday
A new briefing document from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released on Tuesday (Dec. 15) confirmed that Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective, according to NPR. Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is 94% effective and has "a favorable safety profile," according to the document. A panel of experts is set to meet on Thursday (Dec. 17) to discuss the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine and vote on whether or not the FDA should grant emergency approval to the vaccine. Last week, the same panel voted that the FDA should grant emergency approval to Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine; the authorization came a day late and the first doses were given on Monday (Dec. 15). The FDA will likely approve Moderna's vaccine for emergency use on Friday (Dec. 18), according to The New York Times.
FDA authorizes first over-the-counter COVID-19 test
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the first over-the-counter COVID-19 test, which can be done at home and does not need a prescription.
The test, made by the Australia-based company Ellume, provides results in as little as 20 minutes, according to a statement from the FDA. It is a "lateral flow antigen test," meaning it works in a similar way to a home pregnancy test, by running a "liquid sample along a surface with reactive molecules," the FDA said.
The test works in conjunction with a smartphone app. Users take a nasal swab and place their sample in an analyzer, which communicates to the smartphone app via Bluetooth. The results are delivered through the app, and also reported to public health authorities (based on a user's zip code) through a secure cloud connection, the company said.
Ellume is ramping up production of its test, and expects to produce three million tests in January 2021, and 20 million within the first half of 2021.
A wild mink tested positive for the coronavirus, it may be the first wild animal to have a confirmed case
A wild mink in Utah may be the first "free-ranging, native wild animal" confirmed to be infected with SARS-CoV-2, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Live Science reported. The mink was found near a mink farm and likely picked up the infection from the farmed mink. There's no evidence that the virus spread to other minks or wild animals; but if the virus does begin circulating in wild animals, it could pick up mutations that COVID-19 vaccines may not protect well against if it spreads back to humans, according to the report.
"If it does [establish a reservoir], then we've got a long-term issue here, where this virus has the potential to be with us for millennia," Sarah Olson, associate director of the health program at the Wildlife Conservation Society, told Vox. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has screened other animal species for the virus near mink farms in Utah, Michigan and Wisconsin, but all of them have tested negative so far, according to a statement.
An FDA advisory panel will meet today to vote on whether to recommend Moderna's coronavirus vaccine for emergency approval
On Thursday (Dec. 17), a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee will meet to determine whether to recommend that Moderna's coronavirus vaccine for emergency approval, according to The New York Times. This panel, composed of independent experts, will vote on whether to recommend the vaccine after hearing from the company, FDA scientists and the public, according to The Times. Last week, the same panel of experts met to discuss Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine and voted to recommend emergency authorization; the authorization came the next day.
There have now been more than 16.9 million cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. and more than 307,000 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins dashboard. There are currently 113,090 people hospitalized across the country with more than 21,900 of them in the ICU and 7,778 on a ventilator, according to The COVID Tracking Project.
California becomes new epicenter of COVID-19 in U.S.
California, once praised for its early pandemic response, is now the new U.S. hotspot for COVID-19 infections. The state has reported an alarming surge in cases, breaking previous records for daily cases. On Thursday (Dec. 17), the state reported some 50,000 COVID-19 infections in 24 hours, and nearly 100,000 in 48 hours, according to The Washington Post. That's more than the daily cases reported in many countries, including India, Germany and Britain, the Post reported.
The state also set a record for daily deaths on Thursday, with 379 fatalities reported, up from the previous high of 293.
Capacity in intensive care units has also dropped dramatically, with hospitals in Southern California reporting zero percent capacity on Thursday.
"I want to be very clear: Our hospitals are under siege, and our model shows no end in sight," said Christina Ghaly, director of Los Angeles County's Department of Health Services, the Post reported.
FDA expected to authorize Moderna's vaccine on Friday
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday (Dec. 18).
Once authorized, it will be the second coronavirus vaccine to get the green light from the agency in just a week, with Pfizer's vaccine gaining authorization on Dec. 11.
Moderna is expected to begin shipping 5.9 million doses of its vaccine on Sunday (Dec. 20), with the first deliveries arriving Monday (Dec. 21), according to The New York Times.
Unlike the Pfizer vaccine, Moderna's vaccine does not require storage in extremely cold temperatures, and states are hoping to distribute the vaccine to rural hospitals and community health centers, the Times reported.
COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the U.S.
There have now been more than 17 million cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. and more than 300,000 deaths, according to The COVID Tracking Project. There are currently 114,237 people hospitalized across the country and 21,900 people in the ICU. California is facing a massive surge in cases; the state reported 41,012 new COVID-19 cases and 300 new deaths on Thursday (Dec. 17), according to the state's COVID-19 dashboard. By comparison, at the start of November, California was reporting a seven-day average of 4,183 cases, compared to an average of 38,774 on Thursday, according to CNN.
"We're experiencing an explosive and very deadly surge," Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County Public Health Director said, according to CNN. Intensive care unit beds are rapidly filling up across the state; there are only 1,234 ICU beds left available in California, according to the dashboard. Current closures across California are impacting around 98% of the state's population, according to CNN.
London and southeast England are under an emergency lockdown
Following concerns of a new version of the coronavirus that might be more transmissible, London and most of southeast England are now under an emergency lockdown, according to The New York Times. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the lockdown on Saturday (Dec. 19) citing concerns that the mutated virus — which was detected a couple of weeks ago in southeast England — may be as much as 70% more transmissible than previous versions, according to the Times. The new version of the coronavirus is detected in more than 60% of new infections in London and have also been detected in several other countries, according to the Times. But it's not yet clear if this coronavirus version is any more infectious than the last and thorough analyses will need to be conducted before conclusions are made, scientists cautioned. In South Africa, a similar version of the virus has been found in up to 90% of new cases detected since mid-November, according to The Times. It's common for viruses to mutate, and this particular coronavirus has mutated many times since the start of the pandemic. But experts told The Times that it would take years for the virus to mutate enough such that it would make the current vaccines developed to fight COVID-19 ineffective.
Biden gets Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
President-elect Joe Biden received a dose of Pfizer's new COVID-19 vaccine on Monday (Dec. 21), according to The New York Times. He received the shot on camera at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware.
"I'm doing this to demonstrate that people should be prepared when it's available to take the vaccine. There's nothing to worry about," Biden said.
Antarctica has its 1st COVID-19 outbreak
The first COVID-19 cases have been reported in Antarctica, meaning the disease has now spread to every continent in the world.
On Tuesday (Dec. 22), Chilean officials reported an outbreak of 36 COVID-19 cases at the Chilean research base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme on the Antarctic Peninsula, according to the BBC. Of these, 26 cases were military personnel and 10 were maintenance workers, the BBC reported.
All of these cases have been evacuated from Antarctica to Punta Arenas, Chile, according to The Guardian.
Antarctica had been COVID-19 free up until the current outbreak. The continent has no permanent residents, but about 1,000 people, including scientists and other workers, stayed there this past winter, The Guardian reported.
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Gorillas at San Diego park test positive for COVID-19
Multiple gorillas at a San Diego zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, in what appears to be the first cases of captive great apes contracting the virus.
On Monday (Jan. 11), officials with the San Diego Zoo Safari Park said that eight of their gorillas are believed to be infected with the virus, according to the Associated Press. At least two gorillas have tested positive, and staff are working under the assumption that all of the gorillas could be infected, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The cases were caught after staff members noticed on Jan. 6 that two of the park's gorillas were coughing. Subsequent testing of fecal samples from the gorillas revealed the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the gorilla troop, according to a statement from the park.
Park officials believe the gorillas caught the virus from an asymptomatic staff member who also tested positive for the virus. It appears to be the first reported case of natural transmission of COVID-19 to great apes, the statement said.


Intelligence is the ability to deal with a broad range of abstractions. Whatever a child's natural endowment, the use of intelligence is an acquired skill. It has to be acquired by a child's own effort and automatized by his own mind, but adults can help or hinder him in this crucial process.
[Man] survives by means of man-made products, and . . . the source of man-made products is man's intelligence. Intelligence is the ability to grasp the facts of reality and to deal with them long-range (i.e., conceptually). On the axiom of the primacy of existence, intelligence is man's most precious attribute. But it has no place in a society ruled by the primacy of consciousness: it is such a society's deadliest enemy.
Today, intelligence is neither recognized nor rewarded, but is being systematically extinguished in a growing flood of brazenly flaunted irrationality.
Intelligence is not an exclusive monopoly of genius; it is an attribute of all men, and the differences are only a matter of degree. If conditions of existence are destructive to genius, they are destructive to every man, each in proportion to his intelligence. If genius is penalized, so is the faculty of intelligence in every other man. There is only this difference: the average man does not possess the genius's power of self-confident resistance, and will break much faster; he will give up his mind, in hopeless bewilderment, under the first touch of pressure.


European Patients' Forum: Since the beginning of our involvement with EU the clinical trials legislation, EPF has called for the publication of all results of all clinical trials in a timely manner, regardless of the outcomes. Ensuring that after a research project finishes, the results are promptly published is, according to our members, as important as the approval of a trial in the first place. The full statement is available here.


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NMDOH: Organizations can now request on-site vaccination events
Christina Rodriguez
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Businesses, nonprofits, religious congregations, community centers and other organizations can now request on-site vaccination events, according to the New Mexico Department of Health.
"DOH is committed to making vaccine available to New Mexicans where they live and work," NMDOH Cabinet Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins said. "By offering organizations the opportunity to request on-site vaccination events, we'll make getting a shot even easier."
State officials said organizations that can bring a minimum of 25 people to a vaccination event will qualify – that can include a combination of employees, community members, and family.
The NMDOH will work with the organization to schedule the event, and in some cases, may combine multiple requests into one event.
To make an event request, visit getvaxnm.com.


Italian footwear is admired across the globe and many discerning customers, whether they are perusing the high-end boutiques in Paris or the glamorous department stores of Istanbul, will be looking for the prestigious Made in Italy label before making a purchase.
This benchmark of quality for Italian-made goods has become internationally recognisable, conferring an elite status upon the products that bear it. But what makes Italian footwear, in particular, so covetable? And how has a crop of the country's traditional brands managed to create some of the most fashion-forward shoes on the market?
The answer to these questions lies in the small town of San Mauro Pascoli in Northern Italy. During the 1950s the area quickly became known for its shoemaking, due to the high concentration of able resident craftsmen. Pollini was one of the brands that sprang from this talent pool. While the business has expanded and its designs have moved with the times, Pollini's high-quality craftsmanship remains unchanged. Each shoe goes through over 135 processes before it reaches the shop floor of the label's Milan flagship on Via della Spiga.
Pollini places a strong emphasis on the artisanship and passion that underpins its creations and, as a result, avoids excessive use of technology in its factory. From the design team to the leather cutters, the bulk of the most intricate work is done by hand. Even when a machine is used during the assembly process, a highly-trained assembler will still make adjustments by hand to ensure perfection.
Pollini's designs range from the practical to the avant-garde. Highlights of the autumn/winter 2018/19 collection include pastel pink fur mules, silver over-the-knee boots and a pair of metallic corded sandals that were made for a festive party. Alongside classic Pollini buckled ankle boots and conservative heeled loafers, the brand proves that solid Italian craftsmanship can be the backbone for almost any design.
Pollini is not the only brand that calls San Mauro Pascoli home. Born in the town in 1935, Sergio Rossi, the son of a local artisan, went on to found his eponymous footwear label here in 1966. Coming into prominence in the 1970s through collaborations with large Italian brands such as Dolce & Gabbana and Versace, Sergio Rossi has been a mainstay of the country's footwear scene ever since. Today, Naomi Campbell, Sarah Jessica Parker and Beyoncé are fans.
For 2018, Sergio Rossi launched the srMilano collection, featuring an angular heel with a branded metal plate. Applied to pumps, boots and slingbacks, the distinctive design is set to become a new icon for the label. Production has remained in San Mauro Pascoli since the first branded shoe left the Sergio Rossi factory in 1968 and, though 2018 marks 50 years since this milestone, Sergio Rossi is anything but stuck in the past.
Tradition and innovation work effortlessly together at the brand and the results speak for themselves: up to 1,600 pairs of Sergio Rossi shoes are produced daily in the very same factory where it all began.
Just as Sergio Rossi's success was nurtured in San Mauro Pascoli, so too was that of notable Italian label Casadei. Quinto and Flora Casadei founded a modest sandal company here in 1958, which rapidly expanded during the 1960s thanks to the increasing popularity of the Made in Italy movement.
Cesare Casadei, son of the founders, returned to the town in the mid 1980s and became actively involved in his parents' company, taking on the role of creative director in 1994.
Today Casadei is a global sensation. The brand's Blade design is instantly recognisable the world over. The exquisitely slender heel appears to be almost an optical illusion, made possible through sheer expertise in shoe production. Casadei has become famous for marrying modern, fashion-forward designs with technical excellence, offering the customer quality and artistry with every design.
The reward for Cesare Casadei comes 'when I see a woman wearing one of our creations. At that moment, the magic of a shoe is truly capable of conveying the painstaking commitment and passion that I have always invested in this fantastic trade.' A Casadei shoe always offers something extra, from Swarovski crystals, leather flowers and flamboyant tulle detailing to highly technical leather cutworks and dazzling structural features.
Whether you are searching the glamorous boutiques of Milan for a chic everyday shoe or a glittering party piece, the exports of one little-known Italian town are constantly pushing boundaries while cherishing traditional craftsmanship. Stylish and beautifully created, what could be more Italian?


Property STOP is one of Chelmsford's fastest growing letting agencies jointly owned and run by three company directors. Whilst we are a young and dynamic team, we have over twenty five years' experience in estate agency around Chelmsford.
Our philosophy for running a successful business in a competitive market place is very simple. We call it "customer service" and believe that our approach to building relationships rather than just a numbers game of commission makes us unique. By working closely with our landlords, we can create a bespoke service that is tailored to meet your own requirements. We listen to what you want, and then tailor a service to suit you, at a price you are happy with. We believe that we "listen and deliver".
In addition to company directors we are also landlords ourselves and so have first hand experience of what it is like sitting on our landlord's side of the fence! We understand the concerns and frustrations that any landlord will have whether it's renting their first, or adding to their growing portfolio. We therefore run our business and build our relationships to ensure that whatever part of the process landlords want to be involved with, we make it problem free.


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Q: Ruby constant double pipe equals value vs. defined? constant Double pipe equals:
MY_CONST ||= 42

Operator defined?:
MY_CONST = 42 unless defined? MY_CONST

Why the second way is overwhelmingly more common? Is there any drawbacks in the first one?

A: In the general (constant and variables) case, if MY_CONST is false or nil, then it would be assigned to 42.
Specific to the constant case, you shouldn't be reassigning constants (though Ruby will allow you to); the defined? check sees if the constant has been declared yet.
To demonstrate both problems:
2.0.0-p353 :001 > MY_CONST = false
 => false
2.0.0-p353 :002 > MY_CONST ||= 42
(irb):2: warning: already initialized constant MY_CONST
(irb):1: warning: previous definition of MY_CONST was here
 => 42
2.0.0-p353 :003 > MY_CONST
 => 42


Schuylkill River Greenways has partnered with local outfitters Take It Outdoors Adventures based in the Pottstown area and Riverbend Cycles based in Whitemarsh Township to create Go Schuylkill Greenways. Take It Outdoors Adventures organizes group kayaking trips and more. Riverbend Cycles is a full-service bike shop and offers weekly community rides. Go Schuylkill Greenways features programming information from these two outfitters as well as recreational activities offered through Schuylkill River Greenways. The vision is that eventually there will be a system of hubs along the entire Schuylkill River where people can easily rent a bike or kayak, stop at a local eatery for a meal, and explore attractions in nearby towns.
Those that visit GoSchuylkillGreenways.com are first asked to choose their activity. For example, clicking on the "bicycling" icon or text will bring you to a full list of programming available for cyclists. Visitors will learn about the bike rentals available in the area, guided tours and even shuttle options available to transport bikes. There's also information about paddling on the river and special pedal and paddle events. Some people may want to experience the Schuylkill River Trail but don't know exactly where to start. The website features #DIY bike excursions. The do-it-yourself explorations are complete with directions on how to get on the trail, parking details and suggested refreshment and attraction stops.


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Q: How to parse x509 certificate with strange OID with openssl? I have certificates with the following numbers:
"1.3.14.3.2.3" szOID_OIWSEC_md5RSA
"1.2.840.113549.1.1.4" szOID_OIWSEC_shaRSA
The openssl does not parse them, says unsupported algorithm.
At the same time C# can parse such certificates from the box using class x509Certificate2.
How do I do this with openssl?

A: The OIDs mentioned by you came from NIST OSE Implementors Workshop and are now considered legacy ones and not supported by OpenSSL. They seem to be supported by Microsoft API(s) for compatibility.
If you really want to work this with OpenSSL, you will have tweak OpenSSL. Check the below link:
https://support.quovadisglobal.com/kb/a471/inserting-custom-oids-into-openssl.aspx